Supporting bandage



(mm) E. H. HART.

RIING BANDA-GE. SUPPO' Patented 0011.10, 1882.

No. 265,672. V

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' UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EDWARD H. HART, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

SUPPORTING-BANDAGE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N o. 265,672, dated October10, 1882. Appneation nieu August 23, 1882. (Model.)

of. Fig. 3 is a detail sectional view, 011 an enlarged scale, of thebag.

This invention relates to an improved bandage for the penis; and itconsists in the new arrangement ot elastic cords for holding` a bag inplace, and also in a new construction of bag, as hereinafter more fullydescribed.

In the drawings, A represents a belt intended to be placed around theWaist and to be buckled or otherwise secured in place thereon.

B is the penis-bag, of porous material.

O and D are elastic cords fo'r uniting said The cord C has its ends seispassed through a ring or eye, et, which is attached to the belt A. Aboveits points `of attachment to the bag, which are represen ted as rings bb, the cord passes through eyes d d, that are affixed to the bag-B, asclearly shown in Fig. l. 0n the opposite side (see Fig. 2) are securedto the lower part of the bag the ends Vof the elastic cord D, which cordalso passes through eyes e e, that are affixed to the upper portionotthe bag. The cord I) also passes through a ring,f, that is held on asnaphook, g, which isattached to the belt; but the cord D may also bedirectly placed into said snap-hook. In lieu of a snap-hook, a plainhook may be used.

The elastic cords, being thus joined to the belt and bag, hold thelatter in place, and by being passed through the eyes cl and e they holdthe bag in proper form, dispensing with the necessity ofem ployingelastic rings around the penis. The hook enables the patient to readilyunt'asten the cord D and disen gage the bag; but the bag will stillremain connected to the belt.

Instead of the ring a for the cord C, another hook may be employed. Theeyes d and e may be formed of threads or of metal..

The bag Bis of suitable porous fabric, lined on the inner side with aremovable lining, h, of water-proof material, such as oiled silk, sheetindia-rubber, or the like. Within the lining 71. is another removablelining, t, of cotton lint or wadding, which will absorb moisture or holdmedicaments; but no moisture will strike through the lining h, and thegarments will thus be protected from contact therewith. The elasticcords render the bag sel tadj ustin g.

I am aware that water-prooil bags containing absorbents are old; butthey were objectionable, because the body of the bag was water-proof andno opportunity given for its removal. My improved bagB can be used as a.

porous bag byitself, and can receive afresh and clean lining lt severaltimes a day, which frequently, when medicines that ai'ect said liningare used, becomes necessary.

I claiml. The combination of the bag B with the eyes d e, elastic cordsVC D, belt A, and one or more hooks, substantially as herein shown anddescribed.

`2. The porous bag B, lined on the inner side with a removablewater-proof lining, t, which contains an interior removable porouslining, t', substantially as herein shown and described.

ED H. HART.

Witnesses:

WILLY G. E. SCHULTZ, A. W. BEiEsEN.

